The Lobos had strong offensive performances as C.J. Acosta, Sid Hooper and Tury Escobar posted 19, 16 and 14 points respectively. Acosta also supplied Sully’s first double-double outing for the season with 12 rebounds while Hooper supplied 5 assists. Art Gonzalez had a near perfect game shooting 2-2 from the floor including 2-2 from long distance. Gonzalez also connected on 2 of his 2 game total free throws. Abe Ely also posted 8 points in the victory.
AC’s Adam Bishop led Kangaroo scorers with his 16-point performance while Anthony Hollman tallied 8 rebounds.
As a team, Sully shot 56% from the field in Saturday’s win including a 50% performance from 3-point distance.
The Lobos improve to 2-3 for the season and 2-2 in conference play. Sul Ross will head east next week for conference action against East Texas Baptist and LeTourneau.
Newspaper Box Score Austin College vs Sul Ross State 12/03/05 3:00 p.m. at Alpine, Texas (Pete P. Gallego Center) At Alpine, Texas (Pete P. Gallego Center) SUL ROSS STATE 91, AUSTIN COLLEGE 67 AUSTIN COLLEGE (1-5, 0-4 (ASC)) Adam Bishop 6-10 1-3 16; Anthony Holman 6-18 1-1 14; Brian Hambrick 4-7 2-4 11; Newman Carrell 3-3 1-1 7; Parker Hammons 2-4 1-4 5; Jason Jorgenson 2-2 0-2 4; Emmanuel Nwelue 2-4 0-1 4; Hunter Mandeville 0-7 2-4 2; Kyle May 0-3 2-3 2; James Hill 1-3 0-0 2; Michael Frazier 0-1 0-0 0; Nate Doyle 0-0 0-0 0; Mark Foster 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 26-64 10-25 67. SUL ROSS STATE (2-3, 2-2 (ASC)) C.J. Acosta 7-10 4-11 19; Sidney Hooper 4-9 8-9 16; Arturo Escobar 7-12 0-1 14; Art Gonzalez 2-2 2-2 8; Abraham Ely 3-3 0-0 8; Ronnie Bell 2-4 3-5 7; Aaron Hardwick 2-4 1-2 7; Richard Hooper 1-2 1-2 3; Jesus Banuelos 1-4 1-4 3; Matt Santa Cruz 0-0 3-4 3; Jermaine Packer 1-1 1-1 3; Patrick Sosa 0-0 0-0 0; Travis Johnson 0-2 0-0 0; Moises Morales 0-0 0-0 0; Cornell Hunt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-54 24-41 91. Austin College................ 25 42 - 67 Sul Ross State................ 38 53 - 91 3-point goals-Austin College 5-19 (Adam Bishop 3-5; Brian Hambrick 1-1; Anthony Holman 1-5; Hunter Mandeville 0-4; Kyle May 0-3; Michael Frazier 0-1), Sul Ross State 7-14 (Abraham Ely 2-2; Aaron Hardwick 2-2; Art Gonzalez 2-2; C.J. Acosta 1-1; Richard Hooper 0-1; Travis Johnson 0-1; Arturo Escobar 0-2; Sidney Hooper 0-3). Fouled out--Austin College-James Hill, Sul Ross State-None. Rebounds-Austin College 41 (Anthony Holman 8), Sul Ross State 42 (C.J. Acosta 12). Assists-Austin College 9 (Anthony Holman 3), Sul Ross State 12 (Sidney Hooper 5). Total fouls-Austin College 25, Sul Ross State 21. A-582